Mario, that story is like a dagger through my heart every time I hear it.

Gary

Gary Mongiovi
Economics & Finance Department
St John's University
Jamaica, NEW YORK 11439 (USA)

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From: Societies for the History of Economics [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mario Rizzo [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 2:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [SHOE] PhD programs requiring History of Economic Thought

You may be interested in why NYU (many years ago) abolished the required History of Thought course for Ph.D. students. Will Baumol argued that it was no longer a good idea to require it because the opportunity cost of studying the history of economic thought had now risen to a very high level. Wassily Leontief argued strongly that it should be kept. I voted with Leontief. Baumol won.

Mario Rizzo.

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Jon Wisman <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
Does anyone know of a recent tally of PhD programs that continue to require a course in History of Economic Thought?
Btw, AU continues the tradition.

Thanks for any help.
Jon

Jon D. Wisman
Professor of Economics
Kreeger 111
American University
Washington, DC 20016
202-885-3158<tel:202-885-3158>



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